TripAdvisor Reviews New Ginkaku Inn Kyoto

Travel Blogs from Kyoto

... at the Fushiminari-taisha Shrine ( and lots of little shrines and lots of steps to climb); and the Imperial Palace ( well the park as I didn't have a reservation to enter the palace) to list a few. The structures are impressive - lots of dove tailed joints ( no nails ) but probably the bit I liked best were the parks around a few of them.

... near Kyoto's main train station was packed with tourists going exactly in direction we needed to go, so we decided to walk to the hotel instead. It wasn't very far, so we got there in 30 minutes, by around noon. The hotel is a ryokan, an old wooden building, very authentic. It deserves a separate description, so I'll come back to ...

Back on Randen train to edge of inner city, followed by taxi to hotel for lunch and rest.

Taxi to Gion Corner for culture show .... put on by local art society ..pretty cheesey, but fun. Walking through Gion district which is old district rejuvenated with up-market bars and restaurants. Picked one restaurant up a side lane and were met with dismay by the lady at the door. I think they have very ...

Yup made it to Tokyo just fine. Loving all the creative innovations of our business hotel here. Our friend Kiho who got us all set up says it is a very new place , less than a year old. The second floor is dedicated to men's hot springs baths and the third floor is for the women. We will miss that delight - jet lag claimed us. Now it is very early am and we will go for a walk to "see Tokyo" before boarding a train ...

... pleasure because the place has its own value. As the first stop, it didn't disappoint us. Nice view, solemn atmosphere, and a small walk in the trails was good. We had our lunch on the bench along the trail.

On our way downhill, we passed by the tower as we headed toward Toodai Rd. for bus. It's getting hot in the afternoon. Our second stop was the train museum 梅小路 because my son is a train-mania. ...